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Palakkad Celebrates as NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Set for First Space Mission
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G20 satellite is expected to be launched in 2027: ISRO Chairman
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Unidentified metal spheres found on Australian beach are ‘debris from a foreign rocket body’, space agency says
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Singapore and Japan sign agreement to strengthen space collaboration
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Japan space probe skims asteroid in test for planetary defense
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Hong Kong-developed ‘Eye for Space’ now operating aboard Tiangong space station
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ISRO conducts first SOLVE ground test important for Gaganyaan missions
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New 3D Detection Method for Detecting Atmospheric Rivers in Antarctica
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Uttar Pradesh Govt launches Special Land Measurement Campaign
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Japan Eyes Sovereign D2D Satellite Network
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Sunday, March 13th, 2011

Earthquake Prediction: Is GPS Our Best Bet?

The devastation following the 8.9m earthquake in Japan and, closer to home, last month's lethal quake in Christchurch has many asking what science is actually doing to find a way of forewarning of major earthquakes. Read More

Saturday, March 12th, 2011

Viet Nam – $540m ADB Loan for Rapid Transit System

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government yesterday signed a US$540 million loan agreement for the construction of an urban mass rapid transit (MRT) line to reduce traffic congestion in HCM City. "The project promotes a modal...

Saturday, March 12th, 2011

Seabed Split; Quake Tilted Earth’s Axis 10 cm

The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that jolted northeast Japan was caused by a tectonic upheaval that created offshore faults stretching for hundreds of kilometers from Iwate Prefecture to Ibaraki, seismologists said Saturday. Satoko Oki of the University of Tokyo's...

Friday, March 11th, 2011

Weathering Intensity Map of the Australian Continent

A recent study by Geoscience Australia scientists has integrated and modelled geoscientific datasets to generate a weathering intensity index for the Australian continent. Weathering intensity is a fundamental characteristic of the regolith, the often discontinuous and highly...

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

JAVAD Research – Compass Signal Better Than GALILEO

JAVAD company has been conducting research into the signal strength for both GALILEO Giove-B and the Chinese COMPASS (Beidou) GPS satellite systems. Graphs of the plotted results appear to indicate that that the Chinese system has greater...

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Reminder – Remote sensing – The Synergy of High Technologies

On April 15 within the V International Conference “Remote sensing – the synergy of high technologies” Sovzond Company (Russia), MDA (Canada) and Kongsberg Spacetec (Norway) will organize a series of theme seminars on radar data application. Nowadays there...

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Reminder – The 7th International Symposium on Digital Earth

You are cordially invited to attend the 7th International Symposium on Digital Earth (ISDE7), which will be held in Perth, Australia, from 23-25 August 2011. Digital Earth is a global initiative as virtual representation of...

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Libya: Satellite Images Show Refugee Crisis

Satellite pictures showing the extent of Libya’s refugee problem have emerged. The GeoEye-1images reveal a mass of people at the Ras Ajdir crossing at Libya’s border with Tunisia. But they only indicate scale, not detail. The satellite pictures taken on...

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Spirent Explains How to Model Your GNSS Antenna

A radio system is only as good as its antenna" is a common proverb in the communications field. It is no less true with GNSS. However, significant constraints are often placed on the antenna in a GNSS...

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Vexcel Imaging Receives ISO 9001:2008 Certificate

On 4 February 2011, Vexcel Imaging GmBH, a Microsoft® company, received an ISO 9001:2008 Certificate from  the certification body SystemCERT. This certifies that Vexcel Imaging has implemented and maintains a Quality Management System which fulfills the requirements...